Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Enables guanine deaminase activity. Involved in allantoin metabolic process; amide catabolic process; and purine-containing compound catabolic process. Is active in cytosol. Is expressed in several structures, including adrenal gland; brain; and peripheral nervous system ganglion. Orthologous to human GDA (guanine deaminase).